All posts tagged "Octavio Dotel"

According to the box score, Octavio Dotel allowed a run in two innings yesterday, blowing a save and nearly costing the Pirates the win. In reality, the tying run scored when a simple ground ball somehow eluded the glove of second baseman Aki...

Pirates closer Octavio Dotel made the first step in returning from an oblique injury by throwing 31 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday. ... This content is for Pirates Prospects subscribers only. Subscribers get access to all of our daily articles on the Pirates and their minor league system, with live...

The Pirates have officially announced the signing of Octavio Dotel, as he passed his physical today. It is a one-year deal, with a team option for 2011. That option is a nice little addition to the contract. Anthony Claggett was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Dotel....

Brian Bixler is no longer a Pirate First of all, I apologize for the site being down for a few days. As you can see, we were moving to a new layout and, unfortunately, there were some technical issues during that process. AKA, I don’t understand how computers work. If you have...

According to multiple reports, the Pirates are close to signing reliever Octavio Dotel. The contract is expected to be worth much less than the $6 million Dotel received last year. He would be a closer candidate, along with Joel Hanrahan and Evan Meek. The Pirates will need to remove a player from...